Rescue Efforts Continue For 7-Year-Old Trapped In Well
In Manorville New York hundreds assist as rescue crews tunnel toward 7 year old Benjamin Hooper trapped 18 hours at the bottom of a dry three foot well. A culvert pipe section is placed to prevent collapse while teams work through the night to reach him.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benjamin Hooper
Edward Bridge
Brooklyn
Long Island
Brookhaven
Betty
Riverhead
New York Telephone Co
Benny
Mrs Ida Frey Dies at 82 in Monroe
Mrs Ida Frey 82 formerly of 1510 17th street died at 7 30 p m yesterday at Wagner convalescent home where she had been a patient since March She was born Ida Norder Nov 18 1874 in Sylvester Township She married Albert Frey in 1897 and lived in Monroe She leaves a son Herbert Dunkirk NY a sister Alice Connors Monroe and two brothers John Norder Silver Creek NY and William Clarno Township Two grandchildren Services 1 30 p m Monday Shriner Neuswander funeral home Rev Paul H Olm officiating with burial Greenwood cemetery Friends may call after Sunday noon
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Ida Frey
17Th Street
Wagner Convalescent Home
Frey
Ida Norder
Sylvester Township
Richard and
Verena Blum Norder
Monroe
Albert Frey
Alvin F. Rote Co
Herbert
Dunkirk
N.Y
Alice Connors
John Norder
Silver Creek
N. Y
William
Clarno Township
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul H. Olm
Greenwood Cemetery
Former Ozaukee official Peter J. Jung dies at 77
Milwaukee obituary notes Peter J. Jung aged 77, former Ozaukee County sheriff for two terms starting in 1933 and long-serving Ozaukee County Board chairman. He died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital after a one week illness.
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Milwaukee
Peter J. Jung
Ozaukee County
Deaconess Hospital
Rural Students Hold Graduation
Rural eighth grade graduates heard Judge Marshall L. Peterson compare growth to the universe expanding. The gathering filled the Chalet theater after moving from the Courthouse with diplomas presented by Louis A. Bosman and an invocation by Rev. Ronald Miller.
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Marshall L. Peterson
Green County
Monroe
Chalet Theater
Peterson
Louis A. Bosman
Ronald Miller
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Browntown
Green County Teachers College
Monroe Junior High
Albany
Argyle
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Monticello
New Glarus
Belleville
Juda
Junior Cheddars Dip In Green Bay Trading
Forty pound blocks advanced an eighth cent and junior grade cheddars dropped a quarter cent today on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Other styles steady with sale of one car junior grade cheddars 31 percent and bids unfilled.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Kishi government wins confidence vote in Tokyo Diet
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi’s government secured a 249 to 151 vote of confidence in the Diet. The opposition Socialist Party charged the regime with reactionary policies and criticized its direction.
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Kishi
Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Diet
Eisenhower Urges Congress to Speed Action on Program
President Eisenhower, addressing a Republican regional conference by phone from Washington, urged Congress to expedite action on his program or face national decline. He pressed for faster passage of federal aid for schools civil rights reform and postal rate adjustments to end the deficit while warning against weakening the military or leadership in the free world.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Cincinnati
Ohio
Stock List Makes Further Advances
The stock market extended its rally this afternoon with gains into new 1957 highs. Key stocks rose fractions to about a point while others advanced up to three points. Oils and steels led demand as trading stayed active aided by easing Middle East tensions and upbeat appliance and store sales outlooks.
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New York
Middle East
State Budget Receives Final Okay in Senate
Madison article notes a 309 million dollar two year budget cleared by Assembly and Senate, heading to Governor for signature. Party line votes 66 31 in Assembly and 23 10 in Senate after hours of debate. Lawmakers expect separate bills to restore some cuts and seek extra revenue through income taxes if needed.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Gov. Thomson
State Building Fund
WHA
Thomson
First Auxiliary Police Class Held at Brodhead
Sheriff Samuel F Humbel and undersheriff A Charles Howe led the inaugural Civil Defense auxiliary police class at the Brodhead fire station. The two hour session started the program, with participants needing at least 50 hours of instruction to qualify for emergency duties. The state urged all locales to establish auxiliary police programs. The next class is set for Brodhead next Thursday at 8 pm.
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Samuel F. Humbel
A. Charles Howe
Brodhead
National Turnfest Events Planned In Monroe For June
Monroe prepares for its third National Turnfest to be held June 28 to 30 with about 900 dollars of 2000 dollars in prize money raised so far. Out of town invitations were sent to Cleveland and Patterson New Jersey and San Francisco. A parade and flag ceremony are proposed for June 28 with city permits sought. Committees led by Fred Glauser organize housing prizes and entertainment as decorations chief Louis H Kohli is replaced following his April 25 Madison accident.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Fred Glauser
Cleveland
San Francisco
Paterson
N.J
Glauser
Court House
Green County Fair Association
Julius Hofer
G. E. Zuercher
Norman Schmeltzer
Walter Kerr
Reinhard Mueller
Paul P. Dannerbeck
John J. Burkhard
G. Fred Galli
LeRoy Wuethrich
Ernest Ammon Jr
John P. F Ruef
Decorations Committee
Louis H. Kohli
Madison
Wisconsin Cheese Makers Seek U S Aid for Grinder Cheese
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith asks Secretary Butz to use Section 32 funds to buy Grade D grinder cheese for distribution through government channels. The Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association provided answers to questions, urging action to bolster the market and support milk producers. They propose spending up to $3 million to purchase grinder cheese this year as prices stay low.
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Lawrence H. Smith
Earl L. Butz
USDA
Racine
Butz
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Smith
Wisconsin
Utah
H. A. Dixon
Cache Valley Dairy Association
Smithfield
G. Fred Galli
Producers Association
Wslcpa
First 1957 State Case Of Dutch Elm Reported
State plant pathologist George Halsted reports Wisconsin’s first Dutch elm disease case of 1957. A diseased tree was found in Walworth, near two cases identified last year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
George Halsted
Walworth
Legion Poppy Poster Event Builds to May Sale
Judges finalize junior and senior high posters tonight for the Legion Auxiliary contest. Winners will be displayed in store windows before the Legion Poppy sale on Friday and Saturday May 24 and 25. Mrs Archie Myers Jr chairs the event as Auxili ary and Legion Post members distribute the poppies locally for veteran welfare and children programs. Poppy proceeds stay 90 percent locally to aid veterans and VA hospitals. veterans in hospitals and homes craft the flowers. More than 25 million poppies are distributed nationally by the Legion.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Archie Myers Jr
Auxiliary
Legion Post
Ray Lavallee Sr. Dies at Brodhead
Ray mond Lavallee Sr. age 73 died at his son’s Brodhead home after a long illness. A Chicago post office clerk retired, he was born in Pleasant Valley Illinois on January 5 1884. He married Theresa Marie Jerry in Fulton Illinois November 2 1904. Survivors include son Deputy Sheriff Raymond Lavallee Jr. and three daughters plus nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services set for Monday at St Rose church with burial in Albany’s St Patrick cemetery. Rosary Sunday at Newcomer funeral home.
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Brodhead
Raymond Lavallee
Raymond Lavallee Jr
Mr. Lavallee
Chicago
Pleasant Valley
Ill
Morice Lavallee
Fulton
Theresa Marie Jerry
St. Rose Catholic Church
James Cagle
Humbolt
Tex
John Weiss
John Dent
Yreka
Calif
St. Rose Church
Raymond Haas
St. Clare Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery
Albany
Newcomer Funeral Home
Youth Named in May Draft Quota for Green County
Leon Eichelkraut of Route 1 New Glarus is designated for Green County May induction quota. He will report to the National Guard Armory at 7 30 a m Wednesday with seven other county men for pre induction examinations in Milwaukee.
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Leon Eichelkraut
New Glarus
Green County Selective Service Board
National Guard
Milwaukee
Group backs retirement plan for Wisconsin officials
The Governor's Retirement Study Commission and the State Employes Association testified in Madison in favor of a bill to join legislators and officials in the Wisconsin retirement system. The measure would require mandatory retirement at 70 for those joining, with tiered pensions and state matching contributions for both legislators and state officials.
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Madison
Governor’s Retirement Study Commission
State Employes Association
Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
Study Commission
Study Commission, Appointed By Former Gov. Kohler
Warrant Issued Here For Burglary Suspect
The sheriff's department reports a man linked to the Shultz warehouse burglary on March 3 and a car theft in Brodhead. Ralph Glen Kackley is held in Oskaloosa Iowa and faces charges here for forged checks totaling 90 dollars. He was arrested on a parole violation from Kansas and is wanted by Wisconsin for parole violation.
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Sheriff's Department
Shultz
Oskaloosa
Ralph Glen Kackley
Russel Shultz
Brodhead
Kackley
Samuel F. Humbel
Kansas
Wisconsin Department of Welfare
Gessert invokes Fifth Amendment in Teamsters probe
Norman Gessert, cousin of Teamsters chief wife, refused to answer 40 questions about earning more than 100000 dollars from the union. Kennedy said Gessert drew 50000 in salary and expenses from 1954 to 1957 and about 51000 in profits through the Union Merchandising Co. Beck invoked the Fifth to all questions. The committee urged the union to act. AFL-CIO suspended Beck as an officer.
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Washington
Norman Gessert
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Gessert
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Beck
Retail Clerks Union
Teamsters
Seattle
Clerks
Union Merchandising Co
Senators
McClellan
D-Arkx
Afl-Cio
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sen. Kennedy
Dmass
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis
Fruehaus Trailer Co
Detroit
Associated Transport, Inc
New York
East Coast Truck Line
Occidental Life Insurance Co
Los Angeles
Montgomery Ward and Co
Chicago
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Aeberli and Schenkel
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Blatz Brewing Co
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W. D. Knight
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Sen. Maier
Union
First National Bank
Don Harper
Roy F. Burmeister
First National
Thomas Taylor
Taylor-Palmer
Winslow
South Wayne
Janesville
Judo
Warren
Beloit
Lancaster
Mineral Point
Freeport
Cambridge
Barneveld
Beaver Dam
Ray Lavallee Sr
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